Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-18

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue. 1895, ,202. II; customs, $735, 5,941.52.
A DIvIDEND.-The Controller OF the Currency
has declared first divident Of IS per cent? favor
OF the creditors Of the First National Bank of Liv
Ing Mingston Mont, on claims proved, amounting to
QUARTER MILLION OF INTEREST SAvED.-By the
purchase OF the 81, 500 900 of ~ per cent bonds
offered by Ffske Sons the Secretary of the Treas
ury saves In interest to the Government S242 125.
maturity OF the bonds, 1t would from the present
date amount to that sum. Meantime the Govern
ments money used for the present purchase would
SLrMLY ATTENDED CABINET MRETING.-Secre-
tary Bayard and Secretary Fairchild were the only
attendants at the regular Cabinet meeting to-day.
SECRETARY LAMAR, accompanied by Mrs. Lamar,
left this morning for the White Mountains, where
tney Will remain for several weeks.
COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS BLACK will leave to.
morrow for Brooklyn to attend q reception ten
dered to him by the Grand Army Posts and Vet
He Will be accompanied by Capt. j. j. 8. Hassler,
Appointment Clerk OF the Interior Department:
Setce Gen; geo; e; dg Rogers IL Col r F. Hill and Capt
pealS.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Paymaster Geo. A. Lyon. Or
dered to the Portsmouth, N. r., navy-yard. Pay
master Edwin Putnam, detached from the Ports
mouth navy-yard and placed on waiting orders
Passed Assistant Engineer A A. Mattice and Cadet
h,1} hnglneep ne Gustave kanmerlng detached from
Steam Engineering.
ARMY ORDERs.-The order detailing Second
Lieut. Chas w. Penrose, 11th Infantry, to instruc-
ton at the cavalry aad infantry school at Fort
Leavenworth, has been revoked, and second Lieut..
Odon Gurovitz, 11th Infantry, has been detailedin
MS stead. Maj. j. F. Kent, 4th Infantry, has been
appointed inspector Of signal service property at
Fort Spokane, w. T. Second Lieut.. II. b. Paddock,
9th Cavalry, has been granted two months leave.
NOVEL EQUIPMENT FOR A LIFRBOAT.-Members Of
the navalsboard on nfebOats complain that there
Is lack OF comprehension among inventors OF the
needs OF the Navy in the matter Of nfeboats as is
evidenced by model Of a lifebOat just received
for their consideration, equipped with four pro-
pellerS and q ram.
AN AUSTRALIAN INVITATION TO AMERICAN MA.
cHINIsTs.-The cOnsul-general of Melbourne has
informed the Department of State that the jubilee
exhibition at Adelaide is now being held. The
United states, he regrets to say, has not made a
our improvements in agricultural implements, and
believes that labor-saving machines and patented
mvenIlons rhe would meet With good market there
MS countrymen to make good exhibit at Mel
bourne In 1888, which is q city OF $4,000 tnhabi-
tants.
MRS. CLEVELAND FIRM IN HER DETERMINATIONS
Mrs. Cleveland yesterday afternoon, in company
with Mrs. Greely, drove from Marion, Mass, to
Matapoisett and made short call on some friends
there. She still remains firm in n
not 10 attend any more public entertain
ments during the rest Of her stay at
friends who know OF Mrs. Clevelands future move
mentS are very ret1cent as to the length OF her
stay but the general opinion seems to be that she
will remain until the last of this week or the first
OF next.
THE ORFER OF Harvey Fiske Son, of New York,
to sell 81 ~ per cent bonds to the Govern
ment at 1O9.44, as stated in yesterdays STAR has
been accepted by Secretary Fairchild, who re-
1ected all the other proposals printed In yester-
days STAR.
THE PRESIDENT INVITED TO LoU1svHLE.-A dele
CATION OF prominent citizens Of Louisville accom-
panied by First Assistant Postmaster General
stevenson, called on the President at Oak View
Yesterday, and, on behalf OF Gov. Knott, for the
State of Kentucky and the city Of Louisville pre-
sent sented an urgent invitation to the President to
visit Louisville on his western tour The Presi-
dent said that he would gladly accept the invita-
tion If he found 1T possible to do SO.
ORDERS HAVE BEEN ISSUED from the Navy De-
partment to the commandants of the New York
and Norfolk navy-yards to prepare schedules Of
the new tools required to At these yards for build
ing modern steel war vessels. All Of the tools will
be purchased by contract after advertisement
Each yard was allotted $7 600 for the purchase Of
new tools and plant before Secretary Whitney
went away.
SECRETARY WHITNEY arrived at Bar Harbor last
night. He said that the pleasantest relations ex-
ist between himself and Admiral Luce 1t is au-
thOritatively reported from Bar Harbor however
that Admiral Luce has asked to be relieved from
his command.
THE NEW CRU1sERs.-Chief Engineer Henderson,
OF the Naval Advisory Board who Is in the city
from New York, reports that the cruisers Chicago
and Boston are both ready for their steam trial
trips. The Boston is now undergoing q dock trial.
tied up at the dock. From this performance @ it is
thought that, under steam, the machinery will
develop the required horsepower and speed. Re-
philadelphia show that the new cruiser Balti-
more and gunbOat No. are In frame and partly
plated, and that the keel OF the dynamite cruiser
for the cruiser cannot be obtained in sufacient
quantity to complete the deck promptly work on
the superstructure cannot be undertaken.
THOSE WHO LEAVE THE CITY during the sum-
mer can have THE STAR mailed to them for any
length Of time at the rate OF so cents per month,
and the address changed as often as desired.
eYI The requisite amount of m0asey must IN each
case accompany the order.
Appointments by the President.
The President to-day appointed James Madigan
to be collector Of customs for the district OF Dun
kirk, n Y, VIM. P. Boyd, of Missouri, to be con-
sular clerk OF the United States, VIM. X. Van Rey-
pen to be a medical inspector in the Navy, and NJ
II. Simons to be surgeon in the Navy.
Postmaster COngeF'S Successor.
NOT YET SELECTED BY THE PRESIDENT
It is authoritatively stated that the President
has not yet found person whom he desires to ap-
point as successor to Postmaster COnger He has
given very little attention to the NATTER however
and there is nothing on which to base prediction
as to when the appointment will be made. He is
liable to make 1t any day, or to allow the matter
TO remain in statu quo until next winter.
Ex.Representative Barbour Talks.
he SPEAKS OF THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK IN VIRGINIA
AND THE sMASH-UP ONeTHE Y.
Ex-Congressman Barbour, OF Virginia, speaking
to STAR reporter Of the political outlook in that
State, said to-day:
sso,r nooplo ftho Aopoooro<.n ~, So.,